Chapter 34: Preparation
Li didn't hesitate to sleep well all night, got up early in the morning and rushed to the kitchen without even having breakfast. Chun Tao thought that her young lady suddenly wanted to cook by herself on a whim today, but she didn't hesitate to take some charcoal and wheat straw in the kitchen and came out.
Chun Tao asked puzzled, "Miss, what are you doing here?" β
"Make a pen." Li, who was tinkering with charcoal and wheat straw in the yard, didn't hesitate to raise his head.
As soon as I remembered the notes that were comparable to practicing calligraphy in the study yesterday, I felt that my hands hurt. Although she is an ancient, she seems to have lived and studied in another world for a longer time than here, and naturally her proficiency and use of brushes are also worse. Nowadays, it is almost impossible for her to write quickly and beautifully with a brush. What's more, she hasn't finished reading those law books, which means that she has to continue to take notes and write notes, which makes Li Weixi really tired.
So, in order to get twice the result with half the effort, and for her hands, Li did not hesitate to decide to make the pen by herself. It's not hard to make a pen or ballpoint pen here, but it's not that hard to make a pencil.
"If the pen in the palace is not easy to use, I will go to 'Duo Yunxuan' to buy some, why should the young lady bother to do it by herself!" Chun Tao was still puzzled.
Li did not hesitate to raise his head and smile mysteriously at Chun Tao, revealing a rare playfulness, and said: "The pen I want to make, don't say 'Duo Yunxuan', even this Yue Xi Kingdom is afraid that there is no one." β
Before Chun Tao could reply, another voice sounded behind her.
"Oh! The king wants to see it. β
Zhao Qingcheng thought about Li Wei's words yesterday, and knew that she would definitely go to his study today to consult and record books and materials related to criminal law. As soon as he arrived, he ordered someone to add a set of desks and chairs to his study, so that he would not delay his work, and secondly, it would be convenient for him to use.
He just thought that he would not hesitate to let her try to see if it was suitable or not, and remove the things on his desk by the way. Originally, such a thing would have been sent to someone, but Zhao Qingcheng wanted to come and tell him in person, and he didn't understand this himself.
Zhao Qingcheng's sudden appearance somewhat surprised Li Weixi, "Lord Wang! She did make an appointment with Zhao Qing today, but she didn't expect him to come to her so early.
"More on that later. Let this king see the unique pen you have made in the world! Zhao Qingcheng was interested in what she was ashamed to say.
In this case, Li did not hesitate to say more and buried himself in hard work. It's actually very simple, but it's just to grind charcoal into a hollow straw to expose the length of the nib, and then use cotton thread along the top of the nib to the top of the straw, and finally tie it tightly.
Li did not hesitate to move quickly, and after a while, he made more than ten sticks, and the first few were slower due to the unskilled first attempt. She patted the charcoal ash on her hand contentedly, and called Chun Tao to fetch some water, while she took out the small box she had prepared in advance, and carefully collected the fruits of her labor.
Zhao Qingcheng stretched out his hand and picked up one and looked at it in his hand, "I thought it was a good thing!" He pouted.
His reaction was expected by Li Weixi, she didn't refute, washed her hands in the water that Chun Tao frought, raised her head and said, "Lord Wang, how about I asked you to help investigate yesterday?" β
originally wanted to let Li Wei hesitate to go to the study with him to talk, but it seemed that Li did not hesitate to start a topic here, which made Zhao Qingcheng a little difficult.
If you bluntly let Li Wei go to the study to see if the desk and chair purchased for her are satisfactory, Zhao Qingcheng can't say anything about this.
He coughed lightly, "I'll talk about this later, you first put away the books on the desk in the study, this king can't work." β
Li didn't hesitate to let someone inform him of such a thing, why did Zhao Qingcheng come in person? "I'll go with you." She told Chun Tao to clean up the place, and she took the box of pens herself.
The two of them walked towards the study one after the otherΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·
As soon as he entered the study, he saw that a beautifully carved desk had been added to the opposite side of the original desk, and the four treasures of the study room on it were readily available.
She was smart and immediately understood, and looked up at Zhao Qingcheng, who was already sitting next to the desk. Unexpectedly, he deliberately avoided Li Weixi's gaze and lowered his head to drink the tea brought by the maid.
How did he react? Could it be Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· Are you shy?! Li Wei regretted that he was a little uncertain.
"Lord Wang, please thank Fu Bo for me, just say that I like the desk he picked very much, let him bother."
"Hmm." Zhao Qingcheng responded vaguely.
Zhao Qingcheng was leisurely sipping tea on the side, and Li did not hesitate to start busy moving books. Although her foot was naked and wounded, she moved quickly, and in a few moments she was almost gone.
Zhao Qingcheng, who was silent on the side, actually began to say without a match: "You have a lot of opinions on the laws of Yuexi Kingdom!" β
Li didn't hesitate to answer the words while sorting out the book, and didn't raise his head, "Lord Wang, I think you misunderstood!" That's not an opinion, it's a suggestion. She didn't have to think about it to know that he had read her notes.
"Suggestion?!" Zhao Qingcheng raised his eyebrows.
"Well, only under a sound legal system can the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country will prosper. Isn't it? Li didn't hesitate to ask rhetorically.
Zhao Qingcheng didn't answer immediately, he looked at Li Wei deeply. Zhao Qingcheng wanted to know a woman who grew up here since she was a child, lived in another world, and was burdened with many doubts; doesn't care about his current situation and the days to come, but cares about the rivers and mountains of Yuexi Country and the people of Li.
Half of the salary before he spoke again: "It's up to you?" Zhao Qingcheng didn't think a little woman would do anything.
"Of course I can't," Li didn't hesitate to pick up the last few books and move to his desk, put down the books in his hand, and looked up at Zhao Qingcheng, "But, you can!" β
Zhao Qingcheng neither admitted nor denied her words. The corners of her mouth involuntarily rose slightly, did she think that she could change the entire country with the power of this king alone. Somewhat disappointed by Li Weixi's words, he turned to say: "Are you so sure that this king will see it?" β
"I can only be sure that you will 'see', not that you will see." Li did not hesitate to deliberately accentuate the tones of the words 'see' and 'see' to distinguish the difference between the two.
"So, you have the intention to show this king?"
"It doesn't matter if you have a heart or not, the important thing is that you have read it, and you agree with the above content."
Zhao Qingcheng raised his eyebrows and said, "How can you see it?" β
"Isn't it?" Li did not hesitate to ask rhetorically.
To be honest, the original flipping through the legal books of the Yuexi Kingdom was just to win the lawsuit of the Joy Pavilion. As for writing down those unreasonable laws and revisions, it is so that one day the last wish of the Hou Ye can be fulfilled.
The reason why he left it in the study after writing it was because Li Wei regretted that he had not completely sorted it out, but the main reason was to test Zhao Qingcheng. Li Weixi really wants to determine how much Zhao Qingcheng has for this country and even this throne!
It's a pity that Zhao Qingcheng didn't let her get her wish, and he cleverly stopped the topic. In Zhao Qingcheng's view, it is not yet time to discuss these sensitive topics with Li Weihe.
"The matter you asked this king to investigate has been clarified, and this is the confession you wanted." Zhao Qingcheng got up and handed Li a stack of papers.
Li didn't regret that she didn't understand Zhao Qingcheng's thoughts, she didn't ask, but she roughly had the bottom in her heart.
"Is it as I expected?" She stretched out her hand to take it and asked along with Zhao Qingcheng's words.
"Hmm." Zhao Qingcheng nodded, and said, "How sure are you now?" A trial will be held tomorrow. β
Li did not hesitate to read those confessions carefully, and said bluntly: "If nothing happens, nine out of ten are safe." β
"Accident?"
"The court is changing rapidly, and there will naturally be accidents." Although Li Wei regretted that this matter was basically under her control, it was better not to say too much about everything.
Li didn't regret that this was true, Zhao Qingcheng nodded and said no more. He returned to the desk that had been cleaned up and began to do his own thing.
Li did not hesitate to sit in front of the desk specially prepared for her, and continued the unfinished business of last night.
This chair seems to be more comfortable than the one she sat in last night! She looked down and saw that the chair was thinly padded in the seat, backrest and armrests, making it comfortable to sit on, lean on, or hold on, and not get too hot. And the height of the desk is also just right, not as high as Zhao Qingcheng's one that makes her feel high. Li didn't regret a shallow smile on his face, Zhao Qingcheng really had a heart this time.
Zhao Qingcheng glimpsed Li Weixi's expression with his spare eyes, and he was very proud, after all, this was the pattern he personally selected, and this small object was also added by him to his subordinates. This is the first time Zhao Qingcheng has done these things for a woman.
For a long time, the two did not communicate, and there was only the sound of "swishing" turning books and "rustling" writing in the study.
It seems that using a new pencil is faster than using a brush, and I have already finished reading the remaining books and books, and the notes are all done. All that's left to do is to clear your mind and prepare your argument.
"Lord Wang, don't forget to remind Ye Gongzi to come to the yamen on time tomorrow to listen." Li did not hesitate to suddenly think of this matter, after all, this Chen Governor needs some "pressure" to make a fair judgment on the case.
"He is not a man of his word." Zhao Qingcheng was not worried that Ye Xizhi would forget at all, this was a major matter related to Liu Rumeng, how could Ye Xizhi miss the appointment.
Li didn't hesitate to answer again, and suddenly spoke again after a long time, and said, "Lord Wang, do you know who Qian Yuanzhuo found to sue for him?" Although she asked Zhao Qingcheng about it, she didn't stop the pen in her hand.
Zhao Qingcheng, who was looking through the official documents, didn't look up, but said: "The No. 1 teacher in the capital - Xu Burao." β
"Xu Burao." Li did not hesitate to repeat it softly, and the study fell silent again.
After a while, Li did not hesitate to say: "Does the prince know anything about this person?" β
"I've heard a little." Zhao Qingcheng, who was reading the official document, was interrupted again by Li Weihe, and his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled.
After a period of silence, Li did not hesitate to speak again: "How is this person?" β
Whenever Zhao Qingcheng focused on official documents, Li did not hesitate to interrupt him at the right time; And when he didn't read the official document and waited for Li to ask questions, she didn't move for a long time; But as soon as he turned his gaze to the official document in his hand again, Li Wei would not hesitate to ask again. This back and forth really made Zhao Qingcheng unable to calm down and read the official documents with peace of mind.
This time, Zhao Qing simply put down the official document, "The ability is acceptable, but he is despised." His answer was simple and to the point.
Fortunately, he didn't let him wait long this time, and Li did not hesitate to follow Zhao Qingcheng's words and asked, "How can you see it?" β
"This person never asks whether it is right or wrong, but only looks at the amount of gold and silver."
"This is similar to that Qian Yuanzhuo." I didn't hesitate to poof.
Zhao Qingcheng looked at the front of the desk opposite and talked to him, and he was still busy writing and sketching, and he didn't hesitate to admire it.
Her dual-purpose kung fu is perfect, Zhao Qing admitted.
"Don't forget, no matter how you say this, this Qian Yuanzhuo is also your distant relative, is it appropriate for you to say this about him behind your back?"
"I don't think there's anything wrong with presenting the facts. Besides, since they are all 'far away', how can they say 'pro'! "I still didn't stop the pen in my hand." I'm afraid that for me, there are very few relatives in this world! She whispered to herself.
Li did not regret that the last sentence melancholy to himself did not escape Zhao Qingcheng's ears. "What about the current Queen Mother?"
As soon as Zhao Qingcheng said this, he didn't hesitate to be a little nervous. She stopped the flying tip of her pen and slowly looked up at Zhao Qingcheng. His eyes were as deep as the night, and she couldn't see enough of them, but she could guess a few points.
"Does the prince mean ethical, or emotional, or deep down?" Li did not hesitate to speak out.
Zhao Qingcheng did not answer, and Li did not hesitate to urge. The two of them looked at each other for a long time across the desk, and Zhao Qingcheng smiled unexpectedly. His smile was very meaningful, and Li didn't hesitate to understand it. She lowered her head and continued to get busy, and Zhao Qingcheng also picked up the official document and stopped making a sound. It wasn't until the next came to summon them to lunch that the peace was broken.
After lunch, Zhao Qingcheng disappeared, and Zhao Qingcheng did not appear again until dinner. Li didn't hesitate to be happy, she loosened her muscles in the back garden and planted herself headlong into the study.